Technology
MSD forging ahead with private data collection
MSD's Principal Advisor Peter Galvin responds to criticism over its collection of private data of people who access services like rape crisis, women's refuge and family budgeting services. The Privacy… Audio
Spark's ongoing email saga
Craig Young of the Telecommunications Users Association talks about the email issues still hampering xtra customers. Audio
Sarah Kenderdine - Cultural heritage in the age of experience
Professor Sarah Kenderdine is a New Zealander at the forefront of interactive and emersive experiences for galleries, libraries, archives, museums, and increasingly, some of the world's most precious… Audio
Smooth operators?
Yahoo's transition to Spark's xtra email service seems to be not as smooth as hoped. Audio
Paul Brislen talks tech
The US government has given America's ISPs carte blanche to sell customer data to marketing companies but what does that mean for New Zealand and could something similar happen here? Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Kathryn Ryan talks to Gavin Ellis about regional newspapers like the Marlborough Express feeling the strain. Is ownership change the answer for them? And there's a major study out of the Columbia… Audio
Robotics in farming - the revolution begins
Waikato University's Mike Duke says robots harvesting fruit in New Zealand orchards could be years not decades away. He's picking that the technology has the potential to revolutionize all aspects of… Audio
Facebook photo retrial case 'clarifies law'
Legal experts are welcoming a ruling that has ordered the retrial of a man for posting half-naked photos of his estranged wife on Facebook.
Orion Health warns revenue to fall, talking to investors
Shares in the listed medical software developer, Orion Health, have been thumped by 12 percent this morning after the company said it's been unable to close contracts this year and expects a fall in… Audio
"What happened to grey hair?" Feminists ponders what ageing means today
In this final of a series of three panel discussions about contemporary feminism, Kim Hill talks with four women about 'Ageing and Agency.' Audio
Sci-fi novel Star Sailors - Love! Revolution! Aliens! Hokitika!
It's 2045 and as climate change wreaks havoc around the world, New Zealand becomes a sanctuary for the mega rich, who live in gated communities to keep the poor well away. This is the near future as… Audio
5G wireless network to be set up by 2020
Mobile internet customers are being told fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless technology will become readily available in three years.
The trucks that drive themselves
Self-driving trucks are now being tested in several US states. The autonomous transport method's just been identified as one of the top ten breakthrough technologies by MIT's Technology Review and… Audio
Can ridesharing help ease Auckland congestion?
A new app, called Localift, has been launched. Ot's a friend-to-friend ridesharing app, allowing people to organise and share lifts with people they know for free. Audio
Terms and Conditions: a comic
Richard Sikoryak has made a comic book using Apple's terms and conditions. Audio
New technology with Paul Matthews
Wikileaks have done it again, this time exposing the secret hacking tools of the CIA and by extension other US spy agencies, why your TV could be spying on you, and while Uber continues to stumble… Audio
New 111 system 'poorly thought through' - Labour
The Labour Party has accused the government of over-promising and taking too long to deliver a new 111 service.
IT sector complains big companies not making enough money
The telecommunications industry body says big companies like Vodafone and Spark are not making enough profit. It blames too much competition, forcing them to cut prices to customers, as Eric Frykberg… Audio
Profits in NZ's IT sector continue to shrink
Profitability in the IT sector in New Zealand has shrunk to a trickle, a new report has found.